The meaning of Particular

noun

A particular part or feature of something.

Usage examples:

Personal effectiveness in all aspects of life

verb

(of a planet) form an aspect with (another celestial body).

Usage examples:

The sun is superbly aspected by your ruler mars on the 19th

adjective

Able to be firmly relied on to happen or be the case.

Usage examples:

It's certain that more changes are in the offing

pronoun

Some but not all.

Usage examples:

Certain of his works have been edited

adjective

Having no doubt or knowing exactly that something is true, or known to be true, correct, exact, or effective

Usage examples:

[ + (that) ] are you absolutely certain (that) you gave them the right number?, feel certain i feel…

adjective

Taking excessive care when making a choice.

Usage examples:

She's become very choosy about food

noun

A fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.

Usage examples:

We wanted to marry but circumstances didn't permit

noun

An event or condition connected with what is happening or has happened

Usage examples:

[ c ] the circumstances of the theft of the painting were not known., [ c ] the circumstances surro…

adjective

Expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements.

Usage examples:

I was very critical of the previous regime

adjective

Of the greatest importance

Usage examples:

Critical industries, what happens in the next 48 hours is critical., he was admitted to metropolita…

adjective

Extremely important to the progress or success of something

Usage examples:

Critical to/for sth logistics and distribution are critical to an e-commerce venture's success., cr…

adjective

Delicately small and pretty.

Usage examples:

A dainty lace handkerchief

noun

Something good to eat; a delicacy.

Usage examples:

Home-made breads, jams, and dainties

adjective

Small and attractive in a delicate way

Usage examples:

A dainty wrist/hand, dainty flowers

adjective

Clearly stated or decided; not vague or doubtful.

Usage examples:

We had no definite plans

adjective

Fixed, certain, or clear

Usage examples:

We haven’t picked a definite date, but it will probably be in june.

adjective

(of a task) requiring much skill or effort.

Usage examples:

She has a busy and demanding job

verb

Ask authoritatively or brusquely.

Usage examples:

‘where is she?’ he demanded

adjective

Needing a lot of attention, effort, or time

Usage examples:

I’m trying to learn english, and i find it very demanding.

noun

An individual fact or item.

Usage examples:

We shall consider every detail of the bill

verb

Give full information about.

Usage examples:

The report details proposals to improve public transport

noun

A particular fact or item of information, often noticed only after giving something your close attention, or such facts or items considered as a group

Usage examples:

[ c ] we have a report of a serious accident on route 23, but so far no details., [ u ] she showed …

adjective

Individually separate and distinct.

Usage examples:

Speech sounds are produced as a continuous sound signal rather than discrete units

adjective

Having an independent existence or form apart from other similar things; separate

Usage examples:

This area has four discrete neighborhoods centered around a school.

adjective

Having or showing refined taste or good judgement.

Usage examples:

He became a discriminating collector and patron of the arts

verb

Recognize a distinction; differentiate.

Usage examples:

Babies can discriminate between different facial expressions

adjective

Able to judge the quality of something based on its difference from other, similar things

Usage examples:

A discriminating music lover, discriminating buyers/shoppers

adjective

Recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type.

Usage examples:

The patterns of spoken language are distinct from those of writing

adjective

Clearly separate and different

Usage examples:

The two languages are quite distinct from each other., the dogs are of distinct breeds., there’s a …

adjective

Clearly noticeable; that certainly exists

Usage examples:

There's a distinct smell of cigarettes in here.

noun

An essential or characteristic part of something abstract.

Usage examples:

The death had all the elements of a great tabloid story

noun

One of the parts of something that makes it work, or a quality that makes someone or something effective

Usage examples:

The heating element of a toaster, having a second income is an important element for most home buye…

adjective

Better or greater than usual; special.

Usage examples:

These traditions are of especial interest to feminists

adjective

Special

adjective

Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.

Usage examples:

The exacting standards laid down by the organic food industry

verb

Demand and obtain (something) from someone.

Usage examples:

He exacted promises that another watergate would never be allowed to happen

adjective

Demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention

Usage examples:

All our aircraft meet exacting safety standards.

adjective

Unusual; not typical.

Usage examples:

Late claims will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances

noun

An item in a company's accounts arising from its normal activity but much larger or smaller than usual.

Usage examples:

This drop in operating profit caused pre-tax profit before accounting for exceptionals to fall from…

adjective

Not like most others of the same type; unusual

Usage examples:

This is an exceptional contract, guaranteeing no layoffs., davis has done an exceptional job of rep…

verb

Convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct.

Usage examples:

He expressed complete satisfaction

adjective

Operating at high speed.

Usage examples:

Executives have their own express lift direct to floor 42

adverb

By express train or delivery service.

Usage examples:

I got my wife to send my gloves express to the hotel

noun

A thing that is known or proved to be true.

Usage examples:

He ignores some historical and economic facts

noun

Something known to have happened or to exist

Usage examples:

No one disputes the fact that the accident could have been avoided.

adjective

Intensely fashionable or popular for a short period of time.

Usage examples:

Superficial, faddish approaches to spirituality

adjective

Fashionable but not likely to stay fashionable for a long time

Usage examples:

Faddish diets are unlikely to work in the long term.

adjective

Having many arbitrary and often unusual likes and dislikes about food.

Usage examples:

A faddy eater

adjective

Liking or disliking particular things, especially food, for no good reason

Usage examples:

I was a really faddy eater when i was young.

adjective

Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.

Usage examples:

She dressed with fastidious care

adjective

Having high standards and giving a lot of attention to details

Usage examples:

The restaurant offers elaborate food and fastidious service at high prices.

noun

A distinctive attribute or aspect of something.

Usage examples:

A well-appointed house with interesting decorative features

verb

Have as a prominent attribute or aspect.

Usage examples:

The hotel features a large lounge, a sauna, and a coin-operated solarium

noun

A noticeable or important characteristic or part

Usage examples:

This car has excellent safety features., she has fine, delicate features (= parts of the face)., th…

adjective

Another term for finicky.

adjective

(of a person) fussy about their needs or requirements.

Usage examples:

A finicky eater

adjective

Giving too much attention to small details; hard to please

Usage examples:

A finicky dresser, a finicky eater

adjective

Fastidious about one's needs or requirements; hard to please.

Usage examples:

He is very fussy about what he eats

adjective

Not easily satisfied or pleased; worried or careful about unimportant details

Usage examples:

She’s really fussy about who she goes out with., kevin’s a fussy eater., my new dress is sophistica…

adjective

Single; separate.

Usage examples:

Individual tiny flowers

noun

A single human being as distinct from a group.

Usage examples:

Boat trips for parties and individuals

noun

A single person or thing, esp. when compared to the group or set to which it belongs

Usage examples:

We will remember him as an individual who always tried to make people happy., every company has its…

adjective

Far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote.

Usage examples:

Isolated farms and villages

verb

Cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.

Usage examples:

A country which is isolated from the rest of the world

noun

An individual article or unit, especially one that is part of a list, collection, or set.

Usage examples:

The items on the agenda

adverb

Used to introduce each item in a list.

Usage examples:

Item two statute books … item two drums

noun

One thing that is a part of a list or a collection of things

Usage examples:

There were several more items on the agenda., a news item in this morning’s newspaper, basic food i…

adjective

Having a visible mark or marking.

Usage examples:

A houseplant with beautifully marked, dark green leaves

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

Usage examples:

He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

adjective

Obvious or noticeable

Usage examples:

There was a marked improvement in my health when i started exercising., eyewitness accounts differe…

adjective

Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

Usage examples:

The designs are hand-glazed with meticulous care

adjective

Giving or showing careful attention to every detail

Usage examples:

A meticulous housekeeper, meticulous research, she meticulously planned every decorating detail.

adjective

Very careful to consider every detail in a process

Usage examples:

Meticulous about sth she was meticulous about keeping her expense receipts properly filed., a combi…

adjective

Worthy of attention or notice; remarkable.

Usage examples:

The gardens are notable for their collection of magnolias and camellias

noun

A famous or important person.

Usage examples:

Businessmen and local notables

adjective

Important and deserving attention

Usage examples:

She worked with many notable musicians., other sports have had work stoppages, most notably baseball.

adjective

Worth paying attention to; interesting or significant.

Usage examples:

Noteworthy features

adjective

Deserving attention because of being important or interesting

Usage examples:

Two noteworthy films open this week.

adjective

Exceptionally good.

Usage examples:

The team's outstanding performance

Of major significance or importance

adjective

Giving too much attention to small details and wanting everything to be more correct than is necessary or helpful

Usage examples:

He is critical of others, over-fastidious, and likes to be in charge of everything., her pronunciat…

adjective

Someone who is over-particular is never satisfied and always wants close attention to be given to every detail.

Usage examples:

Not over-particular about it was said that he had not been over-particular about the means by which…

adjective

Someone who is over-particular is never satisfied and always wants close attention to be given to every detail.

Usage examples:

Not over-particular about it was said that he had not been over-particular about the means by which…

adjective

Done with or employing great care and thoroughness.

Usage examples:

Painstaking attention to detail

adjective

(esp. of work) very careful and needing a lot of attention

Usage examples:

It took many months of painstaking research, but he was now ready to write the book.

noun

The quality of being individual.

Usage examples:

The central figures of his novels are stripped of their particularity

noun

The quality of being exact or very detailed

Usage examples:

The particularities of the case have not been revealed.

noun

Details

Usage examples:

The particularities of the case have not been revealed.

adjective

Different to what is normal or expected; strange.

Usage examples:

He gave her some very peculiar looks

noun

A parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies, and subject to the direct jurisdiction of the monarch or an archbishop.

Usage examples:

Deans and canons of royal peculiars, notably westminster abbey and windsor

adjective

Unusual and strange

Usage examples:

The copy editor will check type size and technical details to see if anything looks peculiar., kath…

verb

In the poetry of w. b. yeats, or with allusion to it: to spin, revolve; to move with a winding or spiral motion.

adjective

Fussy and hard to please.

Usage examples:

They are becoming increasingly picky about where they stay

adjective

See at pick

Usage examples:

A picky eater

noun

The tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object.

Usage examples:

The point of his dagger

verb

A fielding position on the off side near the batsman.

adjective

Marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.

Usage examples:

Precise directions

adjective

Exact and accurate in form, time, detail, or description

Usage examples:

The precise recipe is a closely guarded secret., years of doing this research had made her very pre…

adjective

Exact and accurate

Usage examples:

The bunker's precise location is a closely guarded secret., he caught me at the precise moment that…

adjective

Showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.

Usage examples:

He was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests

verb

Consider or think of in a specified way.

Usage examples:

She regarded london as her base

noun

Attention to or concern for something.

Usage examples:

The court must have regard to the principle of welfare

verb

To consider or think about something in a particular way, or to look carefully at someone or something

Usage examples:

Laura is highly regarded by her colleagues., the dog regarded me with suspicion as i approached the…

adjective

Worthy of attention; striking.

Usage examples:

A remarkable coincidence

adjective

Unusual and surprising

Usage examples:

He’s a remarkable young man., they were remarkably calm after the crash.

noun

A feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.

Usage examples:

The director had a lot of respect for douglas as an actor

verb

Admire (someone or something) deeply, as a result of their abilities, qualities, or achievements.

Usage examples:

She was respected by everyone she worked with

noun

Admiration for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities

Usage examples:

I believe people had more respect for teachers back then., some drivers don’t have any respect for …

adjective

Relating to or involving the selection of the most suitable or best qualified.

Usage examples:

The cow is the result of generations of selective breeding

adjective

Careful in choosing

Usage examples:

The school is very selective and accepts only those students who are extremely motivated., purebred…

adjective

Intentionally choosing certain things or people, and not others

Usage examples:

Be selective about sth we need to be more selective about the people we hire., be selective in sth/…

adjective

Forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself.

Usage examples:

This raises two separate issues

verb

Cause to move or be apart.

Usage examples:

Both owners were trying to separate the dogs

plural noun

Individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations.

Usage examples:

Day wear consists of angular shaped separates that include wide-neck jumpers and half-mast trousers.

adjective

Only one; not one of several.

Usage examples:

A single red rose

noun

An individual person or thing rather than part of a pair or a group.

Usage examples:

The end result is a photography of mythical proportions that is camouflaged in paint and operates i…

verb

Choose someone or something from a group for special treatment.

Usage examples:

One newspaper was singled out for criticism

adjective

(of a word or form) denoting or referring to just one person or thing.

Usage examples:

The third person singular form of the verb

noun

A singular word or form.

Usage examples:

This difference between the two constructions follows from the fact that bare plurals, but not inde…

adjective

Being the form of a word used to talk about only one thing

Usage examples:

A singular noun/verb, "woman" is singular, but "women" is plural., his campaign was singular becaus…

adjective

Better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual.

Usage examples:

They always made a special effort at christmas

noun

A thing, such as a product or broadcast, that is designed or organized for a particular occasion or purpose.

Usage examples:

Television's election night specials

adjective

Not ordinary or usual

Usage examples:

A special occasion, special attention/treatment, the car has a number of special safety features., …

adjective

Clearly defined or identified.

Usage examples:

Savings were made by increasing the electricity supply only until it met specific development needs

noun

A medicine or remedy effective in treating a particular disease or part of the body.

Usage examples:

He grasped at the idea as though she had offered him a specific for cancer

adjective

Relating to one thing and not others; particular

Usage examples:

The virus attacks specific cells in the body., the meeting is for the specific purpose of discussin…

noun

An act of identifying something precisely or of stating a precise requirement.

Usage examples:

Give a full specification of the job advertised

noun

An object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.

Usage examples:

Look at that metal rail thing over there

A separate and self-contained entity

noun

A device, product, or part of nature that is not named

Usage examples:

There’s a new thing that seals plastic bags., there are some nice things in the stores on sale righ…

adjective

Out of the ordinary; unusual.

Usage examples:

Prostate cancer is not uncommon in men over 60

adverb

Remarkably.

Usage examples:

He was uncommon afraid

adjective

Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.

Usage examples:

The situation was unique in british politics

noun

A unique person or thing.

Usage examples:

Some of lamb's writings were so memorably beautiful as to be uniques in their class

The single one of its kind

adjective

Not habitually or commonly occurring or done.

Usage examples:

It was unusual for dennis to be late

adjective

Different from what is usual or expected

Usage examples:

I was actually on time, which is unusual for me.